Definitions for transversetrænsˈvɜrs, trænz-; ˈtræns vɜrs, ˈtrænz-

Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word transverse.

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

cross(a), transverse, transversal, thwartwise(adj)

extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

"cross members should be all steel"; "from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully"; "transversal vibrations"; "transverse colon"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

transverse(Adjective)

Situated or lying across; side to side, relative to some defined "forward" direction.

transverse(Adjective)

Not tangent: so that a nondegenerate angle is formed between the two things intersecting.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

Transverse(adj)

lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart; -- often opposed to longitudinal

Transverse(noun)

anything that is transverse or athwart

Transverse(noun)

the longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse

Transverse(verb)

to overturn; to change

Transverse(verb)

to change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Transverse

trans-vėrs′, adj. turned or lying across.—adv. crosswise.—n.Transver′sal, a line drawn across several others so as to cut them all.—adv.Transver′sally.—adj.Trans′versary.—adv.Transverse′ly, in a transverse or cross direction.—n.Transver′sion. [L. trans, across, vertĕre, versum, to turn.]

Numerology

Chaldean Numerology

The numerical value of transverse in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

Pythagorean Numerology

The numerical value of transverse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

After we took on the project, we had a big powertrain overhaul halfway through the development, originally, the concept had a transverse-mounted, naturally aspirated V6. Then the team decided, ‘ It’s the NSX – that’s not good enough. ’.

If that’s not happening, all the pressure will hit the spine, which is a big no-no, when the transverse abs are engaged properly, it automatically engages the thoracic lumbar fascia [muscle in the lower spine] at the same time, which offers spine protection.